Russia's Defence minister announced Friday a deal to sell Venezuela over a billion US dollars in jet fighters and military helicopters.
"The deal has been closed for the delivery of 30 Sujoi Su-30 jet fighters and for an equal number of helicopters" announced Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov adding the contract involved over a billion US dollars. Caracas announced that the official ceremony for the signing of the contract will be held during Chavez's state visit to Russia which begins next week. The Venezuelan... [Lire la suite]

Tuesday, July 4, 2006. Issue 3445. Page 11. By Alexander Golts
Thanks to unprecedented oil prices, the Kremlin has tons of money. It is now trying to use this windfall to modernize the country and has given tasks to both of the likely presidential successors. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been assigned the four national projects, but it is becoming clearer there that the money is simply going to go to the bureaucrats.
Now Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is also at work. In speech after speech, Ivanov has... [Lire la suite]

Moscow: The Russian Air Force will be provided with a modernized A-50 airborne warning and control system in 2008, Air Force Commander Vladimir Mikhailov said
“The A-50 plane will have a new image in 2008. It will be provided with new equipment that would make it possible to operate it for at least 20 years more” Mikhailov told Interfax news agency Thursday.”A lot has been done for this now” Mikhailov said.The A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was developed and manufactured by the Beriev Aircraft Research... [Lire la suite]

June 18, 2006 15:34 ISTTo bolster the navy's reconnaissance capabilities, India is to buy more IL-38 spy planes from Russia and the decks for the supply would be cleared during Naval Chief Admiral Arun Prakash's week-long visit to Moscow starting on Monday.
Navy plans to buy two more IL-38 maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Russia to strengthen its depleted spy plane fleet hit by crashes of the IL-38 aircraft.
The new planes to be purchased would be upgraded versions of the aircraft fitted with advanced Sea Dragons suits.
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Satellite images at Google Earth helped identify several ABM interceptor sites located around Moscow. Unfortunately, only short-range interceptor site are close enough to the city to get inside the high-resolution area. Here they are:
1. Lytkarino - 16 interceptors2. Sofrino - 12 interceptors3. Korolev - 12 interceptors4. Skhodnya - 16 interceptors5. Vnukovo - 12 interceptors
These are short-range 53T6 interceptors - 68 of them overall. These are probably all 53T6 that are out there. Mikhail Pervov in his book on Soviet missile... [Lire la suite]

Created: 16.06.2006 11:20 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 11:20 MSK , 5 hours 48 minutes ago
MosNews
Russia’s Irkut Corporation is planning to deliver 12 Su-30MKI fighter jets to India this year. The company will also start supplying Algeria and Malaysia from 2007 as production at its plant picks up, the company’s director said in an interview with Vedomosti business daily. The interview was published on Thursday, June 15.“The contract has already been agreed, its signature is expected in the next few months, and this year we plan to... [Lire la suite]

[1 Jun 2006] /RIA Novosti/ Following its full successful factory test cycle the first serially manufactured helicopter Mi-28N 'Night Hunter' has been delivered to the Russian Defense Ministry.This information was obtained from the press-service of Rostvertol that makes these machines. The serially produced helicopter will be added to two experimental Mi-28 N machines being tested by the Ministry of Defense, and is expected to prove its performance and pass tests of its radio electronic equipment, including weapon systems, says a... [Lire la suite]